Apparatus for printing from individual record-plates.



J. F. BROGDON.

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W Jamea Zfiqaydon J AMES FRED BROGDON, OF THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. ASSIGE'OR T0 MONTAGUE MAILING MACHINERY CO., OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, A CORPORATION OF TENNESSEE.

APPARATUS FOR PRINTING FROM INDIVIDUAL RECORD-PLATES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed November 3, 1914. Serial No. 870,106.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES FRED Broo- DON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thomasville, Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Apparatus for Printing from Individual Record-Plates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of printing apparatus employing individual record plates in connection with impression means and means for feedin past the impression point an it consists 1n the features and combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the table with the plate runway.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of part of the plate runway.

Fig.3 is a view of the right hand end of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a detail view relating to certain clutch mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a view looking from the right of Fig. '1.

Fig. 6 is a detail view relating to Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a view of plate feed mechanism.

Figs. 8 and 9 are ,views of the record plates. I

The machine includes an impression head 1 reciprocated vertically by rods 2 and carrying any desired number of impression pads 3 which may be adjusted to different positions along the impression bar. The printing is done from record plates 7, carry- 1ng type embossed thereon, these plates being fed from a pile in thehopper thy a shuttle bar 5 carrying pivoted spring pressed feed dogs 6, to engage the end.

edges of theplates as in Fig. 2 and feed them along the tableto and past the prmting points, said shuttle bar movlng in a channel 7 in a table 8 which has a channel between the edges 8, .Fi s. 2 and 2 in which the record plates are guided and supported to receive the impact of the 1mpression head. Aninking rlbbon, not shown, is directed over the record plates,

the forms.

and the sheets, strips or other forms or matter to be printed upon overlies this ribbon as is usual in addressing machines.

The shuttle bar 5 may be reciprocated in any suitable way. In the particular construction shown, thiscons'ists of a lever 31, 33, pivoted at 32 on the table 8 and con nected by a link 29 with a hanger 30 secured to the bar 5, the lever 31, 33 being operated by a reciprocating link 34 connected with an oscillating member 35 which may be'operated in any suitable manner.

The term forms which will now be used refers to the strips or sheets of paper or other material to be printed. These may be public service bills, as gas or electric light bills, or a series of connected checks and a pay roll strip or any other suitable sheet, as stock book sheets, and for feeding these to the machine it is necessary to provide a. variable feed mechanism to feed a greater or less amount according to the po sitions occupied by the lines or forms on said sheet at which the impressions are to be made, or in making out pay checks, together with a pay roll sheet, it is desirable to print the checks and also the pay roll sheet at the same time. It is necessary to print on the checks all the data necessary to appear thereon in different places, thus covering considerable surface, whereas for the pay roll, for instance, only the name of the payee, and the amount need be printed covering much less surface. There ore, in passing a sheet or strip of checks through the machine, together with a payroll sheet side by side it is necessary that the feeding movements of the pay roll sheet or strip be much less than that of the sheet or strip of checks.

Feed mechanism is therefore provided capable of feeding .a plurality of sheets through the machine side by side at the same time, and capable also of adjustment to feed one of said strips a lesser amount of the arrow d in Fig. 3. These feed rolls are on shafts 64, 65 journaled in frame brackets 66, the two shafts meeting end to Patented Dec. d, 1917.

end and being supported also by the central bracket 68 supported on the rod 67, which is mounted in the main frame. seen that one feed roller is adjacent the left hand impression pad in Fig. 1, and the other is adjacent the right hand impression pad to feed the sheets or strips passing under these pads.

These shafts 64 and 65 are rotated through ears 69 thereon, Fig. 5, and gears 70 turning about the shaft 67 mounted in the fixed end frames 71 of the machine. The gears '70 are moved step by step in the direction of the arrow, .Figs. 3 and 5 one step for each rising movement of t 1e impression head, so that the gears 69 will be turned to feed the forms or sheets to be printed on. For this purpose a clutch disk 72 is arranged in each gear 70, Figs. 4 and 5, having pockets with spring pressed clutch rolls 73 therein to bear on a wear ring 7 4 tightly fitted into the gear. The clutch disk is (eyed to a sleeve 75 loosely mounted on the shaft 67 and fixed to a lever the arm 76 of which is pulled upon by a spring 77 connected to the fixed frame bracket 78. The other arm 79 of the lever extends in an opening or slot 80, Fig. 6, in the micrometer rod 81, which is carried in a bushing 82 fixed to the impression bar 1. This rod has a cap or nut 83 swiveled on its upper end and screw threaded onto the upper end of the bushing. The lever 76-79 bears on a roller 84 in the fork of the micrometer rod. It will now be seen that when the impression bar 1 rises the micrometer rod will lift the arm 79 of the lever and through said .lever and clutch disk 72 the gear 70 will be turned, thus iving the feeding movement to the paper eed roll or disk 6]., or 62, as the case may be. Now, when the impression bar or head goes down the spring 77 will turn the lever 76 and the clutch disk 72 will turn back for a new hold. In this action the gear 70 and consequently the feed disk or roll 61 or 62 will be held against movement, and for this purpose another clutch disk 72 is arranged in each gear 70 having pockets and clutch rolls to grip the interior of the gear 70, and this clutch or detent disk is keyed on another sleeve 75, this remaining in fixed position during the time the other disk 72 is being operated back and forth by the rising and falling of the impression head. The sleeve 75 carrying the normally stationary clutch or detent disk 72' is pinned to the hand lever 85 having a pivoted locking lever 86 operating a pin 87 which engages the fixed frame part 71, Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 1. By pressing the locking lever 86 to Withdraw the locking pin 87 the handle 85 may be turned and thus through the sleeve 75 and clutch disk 72 the gear may be turned to move the feed rolls, and thus feedv the forms or paper sheets by hand as may be It will be desired. During this hand feeding the clutch disk 72 will act as the detent to prevent retrograde movement of the paper feed roll when the handle is turned back for beginning a new feeding action. It will be understood that the shaft 67 when operated by hand as just described will operate the feed roll'62.

The amount of movement of the hand lever is limited by a pin 88 on the sleeve striking a stop pin 89 on the collar 90 fixed to the frame 71'. a

The amount of movement imparted to the feed rolls from the regular stroke of the impression head depends upon the adjustment vertically of the micrometer rods 81, it being understood that there is one of these rods at each end of the impression bar, and also one set of clutches 72, 72' gears 69 and 70 at each end of said bar; in other words, there is a set of the driving mechanism such as just described for each of the paper feed rolls 61, 62, excepting as to the hand feed lever, of which only one is needed.

One feed roll may be made to perform a greater feeding movement than the other by adjusting its micrometer rod vertically to cause .the rod to move its lever 7 67 9 through a greater are, and in this way one feed roll may be made to perform a long feed for dividend or employers pay checks while the other feed roller may simultaneously perform a shorter feed for a pay roll, auditing or listing slip. By adjusting the micrometer rod vertically the initial point of contact of the roller 84 with the lever 7 67 9 may be made nearer to or farther away from the fulcrum of said lever, and thus more or less movement will be imparte to the lever from an upward movement 0 the micrometer rod. The spring pressed rollers m y be lowered for the insertion of the paper by rods 63 having cam-shaped ends 63 engaging the brackets of the rollers.

Means are provided whereby certain of the matter on the record plates may' be prevented from being printed; for instance, in printing the pay roll, only a part of the data contained on the plate will be printed off, while for printing checks when the plates are moved to the printing point where the checks are fed, all of the matter on the printing plate is printed. For this purpose one of the impression pads 3 may be cut away to make an impression from only a part of the printing plate, for instance, to print the pay roll, whereas the" other impression pad may have its surface of sufficient extent to print from the entire surface of the embossed type on the printing plate.

By. the machine described, it is possible to run a list of record plates through the machine and distribute the information or itemson the various plates in difi'erent columns but on the same line across the form,

clutch within thecasing on said shaft for,

turning the casing, a clutch within the easing for holding the same against backward movement, and a connection for driving the feed wheel from the said casing, substantially as described.

2. In combination, a table, a feed wheel for moving forms on said table, a shaft carrying said feed wheel, a gear connected with said shaft, a clutch acting on the gear, means for turning the clutch to rotate the gear, and a second clutch for holding the gear against backward turning movement, and a handle connected with the second clutch to turn the gear and thus feed the forms by hand, the said gear in this hand feeding action being held against turning back by: the first mentioned clutch, substantially as described.

3. In combination a table, a feed wheel for moving forms to be printed on past the impression point on said table, a gear wheel for turning the said feed wheel, a pair of clutch members arranged side by side withinand engaging the gear wheel, connections between one of the clutches and a driving member for operating the said clutch automatically, the other clutch serving to hold the gear wheel against backward movement during said automatic operation and hand operated means for turning one of the clutches for feeding the forms, substantially as described.

4. In combination, a table, a feed wheel for moving forms on said table, a shaft for said feed wheel, a gear thereon, a second gear meshing with the first gear, a pair of clutches Within 'the second gear, a shaft within the clutches, each of said clutches being on its own sleeve mounted on the said shaft, a connection "to one of the sleeves for turning it automatically and a hand lever connected with the other sleeve, each clutch acting as a detent for preventing backward movement of the gear when turned forward by the other clutch, substantially as described.

5. In combination a table, a feed wheel for .moving forms on said table, a shaft carrying said feed' wheel, a gear on. said shaft, a second gear meshing with the first mentioned gear, a pair of clutches arranged side by side within the second gear, automatic means for driving one of the clutches, hand operated means for operating the other clutch, said automatic means and hand operated means being located on 0pposite sides of the second gear with its clutches, substantially as described.

disk acting as a detent for preventing back- I ward movement of the second gear, substantially as described.

7. In combination a table, a feed wheel for moving forms on said table, a shaft carrying the feed wheel, a gear on said shaft, a second gear meshing with the first, a pair of clutch disks arranged side by side in the second gear and each of said disks having .like pockets with clutch members therein engaging the inner side of the gear and automatically operating means for actuating one'of the clutch disks, the other disk acting as a detent for preventing backward movement-of the second gear, and hand 0perated means for operating the said other disk while the first mentioned disk acts as a detent to prevent retrograde movement, substantially as described.

8. In combination a table, a feed wheel for moving forms along said table, a shaft carrying the feed wheel and means for driving and holding said shaft comprising a pair of pocketed clutch disks coaxially arranged and a surrounding casing, clutch members between the clutch disks and the interior of the casing, driving means for operating one of the clutch disks, and holdingmeans for the other disk which acts as a detent to prevent retrograde movement of the casing and a connection between said casing and the feed wheel shaft, substantially as described.

9. In combination a table, a feed wheel for moving forms along said table, a shaft carrying said feed wheel, a rotary member connected with the shaft, a friction clutch for turning said member'and thereb turning the shaft, means for operating t e friction clutch and a friction clutch with means for holding the same stationary to prevent backward movement of the said casing and feed wheel, I

10. In combination a table, a feed wheel for moving the forms, automatically 0peratin mechanism including a clutch for operating the feed wheel, driving means for said mechanism having a regular stroke, and a hand operated device including a clutch for operating the feed wheel, the said automatic mechanism being adjustable to impart different degrees of feeding movement to the wheel from the regular strokes of the for the forms including a feed wheel, gears for driving the feed wheel, a pair of clutches for dri ing the gears, a sleeve for each clutch, a shaft extending through the sleeves, said sleeves extending in opposite directions from the clutch members, automatically operating means connected to one sleeve for operating it and hand operating means for operating the other sleeve, substantially as described.

12. In combination, a table, a feed wheel for moving forms to be printed on, a shaft carrying the said feed wheel, a clutch for operating the shaft, a lever connected to the clutch, a spring for moving the lever one way, driving means for operatin the lever 15 arm of the lever while the other arm of said 2;

leverhas the said sprin attached thereto, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I afilx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES FRED BROGDON. Witnesses:

A. B. LYLE, O. C. PARIS. 

